Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-12
State News.
ANDRoscoGeIs.

Luclus Packard of North Auburn, Saturday
aelnoon, was driving wiry horse up Main
street hill, Lewiston, when the ~h;m
broke. Mr.. Packard chung yali.n,lv 10 re
reins' out the horse pulled him over he
cashier and up ended the sleigh 40 ,h., ~,
runners shot perpendicularly into the al, 7,
was lucky that Mr.. Packard wasn't serio,sI.
hurt' and that the horse didn't escape and
Kick up rumpus
CUMBERLAND
on Friday night lasf,a French fellow bu,.
sia'ized the store of Mr.. Decomier on R-iaa.
street, Saccarappa, and was captured in ,hs
act by the proprietor. who, having suffered
!fon THIS Kind of thieving before, was watch.
ing Tor the culprit Officer Cousins was
called and took the thief IN charge.
ne portland Sunday Times repsr;s: The
Nol,herh banking Company was incorporate
oy the legislature with a capital of 500 600
with the right to increase that sum to 81 ooo ;
ooo. Inc organization has now been ner.
fected, and rooms have been secured NOV, 20
the First National Bank building on En-.
change street. The officers are as follows.
PRESIDENT. Hon. Selden CoRnor; Vice Pre,i-
cent. Weston F Milliken; Secretary, Charlie,
r. Marston. The stock of the new campany
mas all been taken up This bank has a char.
Ter giving 1t extensive powers 1t will do
regular banking business. paving interest on
deposits, and in addition will issue debentura
oohos Tor ale. backed by guaranteed mort.
gHges oHerlng safe investmt nts at good rates.
Inc western correspondent of the Northern
banking GO. will be the American National
BANK OF Kansas City, which has capital of
81 ,25O, 600 and deposits of So ,OOO. 900.
The Portland Yacht Club has o2O ac,ivs
ana IA honorary members, and a squadron of
steamers, schooners, II sloops and 6 cat.
rigs. Mr.. Charles W. Bray has been chosen
Commodore, Commodore Senter declining
re election and Vice Commodore Owen not
wishing to be promoted.
FRANKLIN
Mr. Rufus Tuft at the shops of Kemptop
BROS, Rangely, is building steam yacht for
MS own use. 1t is 27ft over ali with 5ft
beam and will be launched by the middle Of
NAV. 1t promises considerable speed.
George Freeze, an employee of the Sandy
River railroad at Pennington had his foot
badly crushed Saturday morning by a loaded
Car running over it 1t has not vet been
learned just how seriously he was injur. d.
Ii is proposed to lay the corner stone of the
new Methodist church at Pennington the 26th
INST, with appropriate ceremonies supper
Is to follow the exercises, after which \ lee.
ture will be given by Rev. Theodore Gerrish
of Biddeford. From that date the erection of
the church will be vigorously pushed.
HANCOCK
Mr.. Fred Shaw, junior member Of the firm
OF o. M. Shaw Son, proprietors of the Vest
End Hotel, Bar Harbor, is en- route home from
Florence, Italy, where he has sculptpr's
studio. Young Mr.. Shaw is very successful
as sculptor. Several models made by him
during the past winter are to be reproduced in
marble, and two of them are already sold
KENNEBEc
Thursday night, there we're eleven tramps
N the Waterville lookup. They were lie, out
Friday morning, and started east. Friday
night new lot of thirteen took possession-
The resignation of Rev. Mr.. Smith of the
Congregational church was not accepted at
meeting of the church committee. 1t is
hoped tina: Mr.. Smith may be induced to
his resignation A boy about ten
years old had his finger taken off at the
Lockwood mills, SATURDAY. morning
Says the Waterville Mail Ralph Clark son,
q brother of W. T. Clarkson of Waterville,
has lately telegraphed from Paris that he has
had painting accepted for exhibition in the
Salon of 1887. MIR. Clarkson has been study
ing IN Paris for several years, and is a Young
artist of great promise. The standard for
admission to the Salon is very high. and the
young man and his friends may well feel
gratifed The town of Waterville takes so
hydrants at $4,000 per year, of the new waller
company.
LINCOLN.
larger amount of pine lumber has been
Ia pdad Op Dam 70 bo
than there has been before for manv years.
Weeks Brothers have got out 600 900 and IL
W. Clary 200, 900; and there are several other
smaller lots. 1t is estimated that there will
be about two and one-half millions of lum-
Der delivered at Damariscotta Mills, the
present season, from jefferson and adjacent
towns.
The Diamond Match Co., Damariscotta
Mills, is removing its matches from the
Trask store house at the depot, and it is IN
derstood that the building will be occupied
for corn canning factory owned by Port
land parties.
The Damariscotts Herald says: B. P.
Brown & Co. of Jefferson, have shown com
mendable energy and perseverance in he
Of their steam mill which is now
in successful operation. The building, for
merly the old cheese factory, was hauled IN
t. the spot and fitted for the machinery, the
basement dug and stoned, new engine house
built, the engine and machinery procured and
set in running order, All since the first IF
December. The engine is fifty horse power.
They have large lot Of lumber on hand to
and car load of corn has been
landed At the mill to b. ground "a needed fer
customers The machinery includes a grist
mill, capable of grinding sixty bushels per
hour, and stave, shingle and heading
machine. The machinery is all first class
and is giving good satisfaction.
SAGADAHOc.
In the S J. Court at Bath Saturday, Isaac
B. Sadler and Chas. A. Hall were on trial for
breaking into the store ef p. II. Oliver at
the South End, Bath, and stealing therefrom
a barrel Of -four, about ffty pounds of dates
and a large quantity of tobacco. They were
sentenced to the State Prison for term of
three years each.
The colt that Thomas Drew. of Biddeford
sold to a Portland party year ago for 5000
was recently purchased bv gentleman IN
Massachusetts, who paid Sl400 for his prize.
Geo. p. McKenney, postmaster in Sacn.
ha. been ANNOYED lately BY the operations OF
some petty thief who has relieved him of two
valuable whips at the place where he stables
his team.